Shaper-head.



' .G. v. FELLOWS.

SHAPER HEAD.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11, 1909.

Patented Oct. 26, 1909.

I same time to' enable such collar UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIGE.

GEORGE V. FELLOWS, 0F SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

SHAPER-I-IEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application fi1ed February 11,

1909. Serial No. 477,442.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, YGEORGE V. FnLLows, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in shaper-Heads, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in shaper heads adapted to be used in connection with the spindle and usual knife clamping collars of any shaper head to afford an annular bearing for the pattern upon which the wood-work to be shaped is mounted.

The main object is to reduce friction between the shaper head and pattern, and to enable the pattern with the workthereon to be operated against the cutting knives of the shaper head with a minimum degree of resistance and wear upon the pattern and portion of the shaper head with which it contacts. In addition to this object I have sought to provide the head with a loose but co-axial collar adapted to be held against rotation, or rotated independently of the shaper head by contact with the pattern, and at the to be used in connection with any of the shaper heads now in use in whichthe cutting lmives are held or'clamped between clamping collars by means of a nut on the spindle without any special re-fitting of the spindle or clamping collars. These spindles are usually provided with reduced upper ends upon which the knife clamping collars are mounted, leaving a shoulder against which the lower collar rests, and in my present invention I have made use of this construction ofspindle by mounting aloose annular collar upon an inner sleeve having an apertured top fitted over the reduced end of the spindle and resting against the shoulder formed thereby, thus forming a seat for the lower knife clamping collar so that the same mechanism used for clamping the knives and 001- l lars to the spindle also clamps the sleeve to j the spindle to' rotate therewith, while the loose collar which forms the bearing for the pattern is revolubly mounted upon the sleeve to rotate independently thereof, or to be held against rotation by contact with the pattern. 7V

Other objects and uses relating to specific parts of the shaper head will be brought out in the following description.

In the drawings :-Figure vation partly in section of a shaper head embodying the various features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the same head showingthe spindle in elevation. Figs. 3 and 4 are elevations of the lower portions of the same head, showing different sizes of annular bearings for the pattern. Fig. 5 is a top plan of the detached collar and its supporting sleeve, seen in Figs. 1 and 2.

In carrying out the object ploy the usual shaper spindle a, knife clamping collars b and sleeve -0 and clamping nut d-, the upper end of the spindle being reduced to form an annular shoulder or hearing -a at its junction with the lower larger portion.

The collars bare provided in their adjacent faces with V shaped grooves for receiving -e, said collars being loosely fitted wlth an easily sliding and rotary fit upon the reduced upper end of the spindle -a-, and together with the knives -e and sleeve -0-- are usually clamped between the shoulder a and nut 'd-, the latter engaging the upper threaded end of the reduced end of thespindle, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. In my present invention, however, I employ a sleeve --1 coaxial with and surrounding a portion of the spindle below the shoulder aand having a substantially flat top or web -2 which is formed with a central aperture 3 fitting with an easy sliding fit upon the reduced portion of spindle with the web -2 resting upon-the shoulder a-. The upper end. of the sleeve -1 is provided with a laterally projecting annular flange -4 nular ball race -5-.

The lower end of the sleeve -1 is threaded externally, preferably with a left hand thread 6-, upon which is screwed a bearing ring with a suitable interposed washer -9- The bearing ring 7 is provided with an annular ball race 10 which, in this instance,-is directly under, but some distance Patented Oct. 26, 1909.

stated, I em- 1 is a side eleand retaining suitable knives, 'as I the::

having on its under side an anbelow, the ball race -5 of the flange l for receiving a loosecolla'r. composed of sections 11 and 12. hese sections are secured together endto end, preferably by right hand screw threads -13-, the lower section being interposed between the ball races 5- and l0 and is provided with s milar a l.ra s: 4. and for ceiving upper and lower sets of anti-friction balls -16- and -17', Fig. 2.

It is now clear that the loose collar comprising the section 11 and l 2 is revolubly mounted up between the hearings on the sleeve -1 5- and 10-, coaxial with the spindle a and surrounding said sleeve, and with the ring 7 may be adjusted to take up any wear of the antifriction bearings between the collar and sleeve, ,while the lock nut 8' serves to retain the ring -7 in its adjusted position. 7

The collar. section -12 forms an annular bearing for the pattern upon which the wood-work to be shaped is mounted, and may be of any diameter to conform to different sizes of collars used for different classes of work. For example, in Fig. 3 I have shown a collar section l2 as probearing, whilein Fig.

vided with a reduced 4- I have shown a similar or larger collar section -12. In each case, however,

it will be observed that the collar sections and -12 are detachably -12, 12 screwed upon the upper end of the collar section ll and, therefore, it is only necessary to carry in stock various sizes of the collar sections 12 the other parts re- 'maining the same under all conditions.

The collar section 12' extends some distance above the collar section 'll and also some distance above the npper end of the sleeve -1- and is of sufficient interior diameter to receive the lower clamping collar -b', leaving ample clearance at the sides to prevent friction between the collar section "12 and clamping collar 'b, a at the edges of annular flange 4 of the;

similar clearance being left the lateral sleeve 1'.

7 It is now evident that clamping the knives -e 'frictionally locking the sleeve 1- to the spindle to rotate therewith. It is also evident that when the pattern is brought against the annular bearing face of the collar section +12 this collar section, together with the collar section 11- which are loose on the sleeve '1, will be held against rotation, or rather will roll in the reverse 'dias. clearly shown in sleeve clamped to said sp the operation of in place between the. collars b also serves to firmly but frictionally clamp the sleeve l between the lower clamping collar -band shoultween said bearings and fball der aof the spindle a thereby -additional collar section screwed upon the 120 spindle and parts secured thereto. These shaper spindles with the heads thereon are adapted to be raised and lowered to adjust the knivesrelatively to the work, and, therefore,'tlie portions of the clamping head below the annular bearing face of the collar section l2- be brought below the surface of the table upon which the pattern wlth the work thereon is adapted to rest.

WhatIclaim is having a reduced threaded end forming a. shoulder on the spindle, knlfe clampin collars on the reduced portion of the spindle, knives clamped between said collars, means for forcing the collars toward each other to '85 clamp the knives between them, a sleeve having a portion thereof interposed between the 1'. In combination with a shap erspindle 0 I shoulder on the spindle and adjacent knife In combination with a 'shaperspindle, a

means for frictionally clamping sleeve and rotate therewith,

the sleeve to the spindle to 'saidsleeve having one end a laterally projecting annular flange and its other end provided with screw threads, a bearing ring screwed upon saifd threads, a collar journaled between said flange and ring and r0- tatable independently of jthe sleeve, said collar being provided with a removable bearingsect on screwed thereto. v

4. 'In'combinatio'n with a shaper'spindle, a

indle to 'rotate therewith and provided with ball races some distance apart, one above the other, afcollar section surrounding said sleeve andhavin-g 1 15 portions thereof interposed between said ball races, said collar section being providedwi'th annular bearings,- "anti-friction bearingsfberaces, and. an

first named collar section and provided with an annular bearing face.

5. In combination with a shaper spindle,a sleeve encircling and clamped upon said spindle to rotate therewith, said sleeve hav- I25 'ing an annularjball race'at one end and its opposite end threaded, a 'rlng screwed upon the threaded .end of the sleeve, a lock nut also screwed upon-the threaded end of the upon the sleeve being of one pitch and the sleeve to hold said ring in place, a collar screw threads between the collar sections besection surrounding the sleeve between said ing of opposite pitch. ball race and ring, a set of anti-friction balls In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 5 bfitweelili the ball race glad adjacent (1nd of \hand this 5th day of February 1909.

t e co ar section, an a itiona set 0 antifriction balls between the ring and adjacent GEORGE FELLOWS Witnesses:

H. E. CHASE, ZOE MILLER.

end of the collar section, and an additional collar section screwed upon one end of the 10 first named collar section, the screw threads 

